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How have basketball goals changed since 1882?
all i know is that they used to be peach baskets.
Why do they call the net in basketball a basket?
When basketball was first made it was used for a gym game and they put baskets on top of poles, that is where the name came from.
The team score in a basketball game depends on the number of baskets scored in the game?
Score(baskets), or S(b)
What was used as the first basketball and hoop?
Peach baskets were nailed onto a 10 foot high track. The bottoms were left on the baskets so each time a shot was good the ball would have to be retrieved from the basket.
How has basketball changed since its invention?
Basketball started off with just two peach baskets so I would think so
What type of baskets for basketball are used now?
candian baskets
What did people use for basketball hoops before basketball hoop?
They used peach baskets
How was basketball actually was named basketball?
Because when basketball was first played they used peach baskets. Thus, The name BASKETball.
Who used peach baskets in basketball?
In December or 1891, James Naismith. (from Basketball for Dummies, pg.27)
What are two facts about the history of basketball?
Two interesting facts about the history of basketball are a man who went by the name of Dr. James Naismith created the game. He used two ladders, a YMCA gymnasium, and two peach baskets to create a distraction for a rowdy class. Also, once basketball became an actual game the color of the basketball was a shade of brown. Later, it was changed to a bright color. Thus, the orange basketball was born!
How have basketball goals changed since 1882?
all i know is that they used to be peach baskets.
What do players need in a basketball game?
Two baskets and a basketball.
Where were basketball goals first used?
The basketball was first discovered by a man named Dr. James Naismith. He taught at the YMCA training school in Springfield Massachusetts. He used peach baskets as the goals. The peach baskets then had the bottoms of them removed so that the ball could swish through the baskets instead of hitting the bottom.
Why is it called basketball?
For the first game of basketball in 1891, two half-bushel peach baskets were used as the goals, which gave the sport its name.
Why do they call the net in basketball a basket?
When basketball was first made it was used for a gym game and they put baskets on top of poles, that is where the name came from.
Who made the first baskets for basketball?
Mayans
How do teams get points in basketball?
By shooting baskets
